pronunciation: jux·ta·po·si·tion [juhk-stuh-puh-zish-uh n]
(n.) an act or instance of placing close together or side by side,especially for comparison or contrast; the state of being close together or side by side.
"The strange juxtaposition of activities and postures was like flipping television channels from MTV to the History Channel to ESPN to Outdoor Living Network to a Vietnam War movie." (pg.16)
contingency:
pronunciation: con·tin·gen·cy [kuh n-tin-juh n-see] (n.) dependence on chance or on the fulfillment of a condition, uncertainty; fortuitousness; a contingent event, a chance, accident, or possibility conditional on something uncertain; something incidental to a thing.
"But life in the Army meant that all of life's preparations would be replaced with life's real-world contingencies."(pg.35)
inconspicuous:
pronunciation: in·con·spic·u·ous [in-kuh n-spik-yoo-uh s] (adj.) not conspicuous, noticeable, orprominent. "They were loaded on our desert Humvees, awaiting the order to drive down the narrow dirt road from our inconspicuous compound to the flight line."(pg.142)
intermittent:
pronunciation: in·ter·mit·tent [in-ter-mit-nt] (adj.) stopping or ceasing for a time, alternately ceasing and beginning again; alternately functioning and not functioning or alternately functioning properly and improperly; recurrent, showing water only part of the time. "The Predator buzzed on, with an intermittent engine hiccup." (pg.197)
defecation:
pronunciation: def·e·cate [def-i-keyt] (v.) [use without object] to void excrement from the bowels through the anus; have a bowel movement; to become clear of dregs, impurities, etc. [use with object] to clear of dregs, impurities, purify, refine. "I looked to the boulder where Walker had apparently followed through his talk of defecation." (pg.206)
caricature:
pronunciation: car·i·ca·ture [kar-i-kuh-cher, -choo r] (n.)a picture, description, etc., ludicrously exaggerating the peculiarities or defects of persons or things;
the art or process of producing such pictures, descriptions, etc.; any imitation or copy so distorted or inferior as to be ludicrous.
(v.)to make a caricature of, represent in caricature.
"This red doored corner garage held the men of Engine Company 10 and Ladder Company 10- men who were responsible for Lower Manhattan's Twin Towers, men whose logo emblem depicted a caricatured firefighter standing atop the Twin Towers engulfed in flames."(pg.6)
dilapidated:
pronunciation: di·lap·i·dat·ed [dih-lap-i-dey-tid] (adj.)reduced to or fallen into partial ruin or decay, as from age, wear, or neglect. "I entered the dilapidated headquarters building that served as our joint operations center (JOC)." (pg.102)
rendezvous:
pronunciation: ren·dez·vous [rahn-duh-voo]
(n.) an agreement between two or more persons meet at a certain time and place; the meeting it self; a place designated for a meeting or assembling; a meeting of two or more spacecraft in outer space; a favorite or popular gathering place.
"During the rendezvous, we'd see old friends, pummel each other in intramural grudge matches, and hold conferences to share lessons to plan for the future." (pg.85)
flamboyant:
pronunciation: flam·boy·ant [flam-boi-uh nt]
(adj.) strikingly bold or brilliant, showy; conspicuously dashing and colorful; florid, ornate, elaborately styled. (n.) royal poinciana
"His flamboyant personality, blunt opinion, and aggressive tactics made him a polarizing individual at times." (pg.115)
heliborne
pronunciation: hel·i·borne [hel-uh-bawrn]
(adj.) transported by helicopter.
"At the end of the week, we were given a capstone mission to conduct with the Russians: a joint heliborne demonstration." (pg.55)
5 Meaningful Words/Phrases
The word God meant a lot to Nate. Throughout the book God was Nate's inspiration and guide whenever and example of wherever he was.
The song "Jesus In Your Eyes" was Nate's wedding song and he carried the lyrics with him. It reminds him of Julie and that she's back at home safe and sound waiting for her love to return to her.
The Bible helped Nate throughout the book.He used the psalms in the Bible to give him courage and strength.
Nate is a great example of a leader. When he was in battle he always thought of what could be a better benefit for his squad and always tried to come up with the best solution that had the least risk of harming his men.
"One Hero's Fight on Two Fronts-Abroad and Within" meant that Nate was dealing with two problems. One was when he was in battle and the other was when he was figuring out himself. It shows how strong-minded Nate is and how he didn't let these two challenges get the best of him.
10 Challenging Vocab Words
- juxtaposition:
pronunciation: jux·ta·po·si·tion [juhk-stuh-puh-zish-uh n](n.) an act or instance of placing close together or side by side,especially for comparison or contrast; the state of being close together or side by side.
"The strange juxtaposition of activities and postures was like flipping television channels from MTV to the History Channel to ESPN to Outdoor Living Network to a Vietnam War movie." (pg.16)
- contingency:
pronunciation: con·tin·gen·cy [kuh n-tin-juh n-see](n.) dependence on chance or on the fulfillment of a condition, uncertainty; fortuitousness; a contingent event, a chance, accident, or possibility conditional on something uncertain; something incidental to a thing.
"But life in the Army meant that all of life's preparations would be replaced with life's real-world contingencies."(pg.35)
- inconspicuous:
pronunciation: in·con·spic·u·ous [in-kuh n-spik-yoo-uh s](adj.) not conspicuous, noticeable, orprominent.
"They were loaded on our desert Humvees, awaiting the order to drive down the narrow dirt road from our inconspicuous compound to the flight line."(pg.142)
- intermittent:
pronunciation: in·ter·mit·tent [in-ter-mit-nt](adj.) stopping or ceasing for a time, alternately ceasing and beginning again; alternately functioning and not functioning or alternately functioning properly and improperly; recurrent, showing water only part of the time.
"The Predator buzzed on, with an intermittent engine hiccup." (pg.197)
- defecation:
pronunciation: def·e·cate [def-i-keyt](v.) [use without object] to void excrement from the bowels through the anus; have a bowel movement; to become clear of dregs, impurities, etc.
[use with object] to clear of dregs, impurities, purify, refine.
"I looked to the boulder where Walker had apparently followed through his talk of defecation." (pg.206)
- caricature:
pronunciation: car·i·ca·ture [kar-i-kuh-cher, -choo r](n.)a picture, description, etc., ludicrously exaggerating the peculiarities or defects of persons or things;
the art or process of producing such pictures, descriptions, etc.; any imitation or copy so distorted or inferior as to be ludicrous.
(v.)to make a caricature of, represent in caricature.
"This red doored corner garage held the men of Engine Company 10 and Ladder Company 10- men who were responsible for Lower Manhattan's Twin Towers, men whose logo emblem depicted a caricatured firefighter standing atop the Twin Towers engulfed in flames."(pg.6)
- dilapidated:
pronunciation: di·lap·i·dat·ed [dih-lap-i-dey-tid](adj.)reduced to or fallen into partial ruin or decay, as from age, wear, or neglect.
"I entered the dilapidated headquarters building that served as our joint operations center (JOC)." (pg.102)
- rendezvous:
pronunciation: ren·dez·vous [rahn-duh-voo](n.) an agreement between two or more persons meet at a certain time and place; the meeting it self; a place designated for a meeting or assembling; a meeting of two or more spacecraft in outer space; a favorite or popular gathering place.
"During the rendezvous, we'd see old friends, pummel each other in intramural grudge matches, and hold conferences to share lessons to plan for the future." (pg.85)
- flamboyant:
pronunciation: flam·boy·ant [flam-boi-uh nt](adj.) strikingly bold or brilliant, showy; conspicuously dashing and colorful; florid, ornate, elaborately styled.
(n.) royal poinciana
"His flamboyant personality, blunt opinion, and aggressive tactics made him a polarizing individual at times." (pg.115)
- heliborne
pronunciation: hel·i·borne [hel-uh-bawrn](adj.) transported by helicopter.
"At the end of the week, we were given a capstone mission to conduct with the Russians: a joint heliborne demonstration." (pg.55)
5 Meaningful Words/Phrases